-COMPLETED- DxH Starts during episode 23 and continues from there. Hitomi is taken by Zaibach, then is betrayed by Van and Allen, and joins Zaibach in the war. Swearing, violence, fighting. Happy and Sad endings in the end.

Finally, here is the last chapter of my story. This is the ending if you
want a warm fuzzy feeling inside. Been busy so sorry it took a while. I
went to Evanescence's concert a few weeks ago! It was awesome! Anyways...
we've all been through a lot... if you ever reviewed your name will be at
the bottom with a comment from me.

Disclaimer: * cries hysterically * This is the last disclaimer I'll have to
write for this story! * cries harder * You don't know how much it hurts to
say... I don't own Escaflowne!

But as Hitomi's fighting continued, her energy started to dissipate, and
her struggle became less violent. Soon, all of her control would be lost,
and she would become a slave for Zaibach.

But one might come to thinking... were the sorcerers really altering fate?
Or was this what fate had intended to happen all along? Some may never
know... but then fate has to finish what it started, does it not? So where
fate may be altered, it may not have been thought of to be altered till the
very end...

Chapter 22-Ending 2-In a Future of Promise... Things Change

Dilandau knew he couldn't do anything. It was hopeless... the sorcerers had
been successful. Hitomi and Dilandau were helpless to do anything. 'Damnit!
Why did it have to come down to all this? Why wasn't I more aware!? I
should have seen them planning this from the start...'

He hung his head in despair, all fight gone from his body. Hitomi's body
had stopped it's writhing, but now her lungs forced more air in and out.
Her eyes were open, but they stared at nothing and showed no emotion. All
the black-cloaked men smiled proudly at their work, but their attention was
suddenly snapped towards their failed experiment when it spoke. "You
bastards! I swear I'll kill you all with my bare hands!"

A middle-aged sorcerer stepped forward from the others and walked towards
the bound boy. "You won't even get to lay a finger on us because we will
kill you first. Unless you would like to become like your friend... but I'm
sure you would rather not go through that again. Am I right?"

Dilandau let out a growl from the back of his throat and tried to lunge at
the man, but the restraints only held him back, and they wouldn't come
loose. A few chuckled at his attempt, but fell silent when Hitomi suddenly
shouted out. "Dilandau!"

Her breathing came faster and her head rolled from side to side as she
struggled even more, the straps on her wrists cutting into her skin.

"She's strong... but she won't be able to hold off the effects of the
chemicals for long. Just a little bit more, and she's ours..." said
Heikurou.

When Hitomi had screamed out Dilandau's name, it hurt his conscious even
more. She needed his help... but what good was he? He was a pawn of the
sorcerers back then, and he still is... even now.

'I've lost everything I once knew and loved... now I'm going to loose
everything once again.' Dilandau lowered his head down in despair. 'Why?
Why does this happen to me?'

Once his thoughts stopped though, he came face to face with another
sorcerer. "Dilandau... one way or another, we are going to kill you." He
glared at the old man. "We could do a quick death, or we could do it
slowly... letting some of our other experimental drugs slowly destroy your
insides and kill each organ in your body. Or..." the sorcerer gave an evil
grin, "we could have our dear Hitomi kill you off herself."

Dilandau knew the choice would not be his, and because he was their failed
experiment, they would do anything that would hurt him most.

"It will only be a few more minutes until she is ours, only a few more
minutes until your death. Excited Dilandau?"

'Damnit... I can't just let this happen!' Dilandau started to struggle some
more with his bonds while the sorcerers just stood and laughed at his
attempts. Suddenly, scuffling feet could be heard from just behind the
large metal door that blocked the entrance. A few shouts, then the area of
the door started to shake. Repeatedly, the door was struck from the other
side and finally started to give way. The hinges broke off and the whole
metal door fell inside will a huge thud.

The Dragonslayers all ran inside with swords pulled out and ready. The
sorcerers that tried to run or fight back were killed. A few went to an
unconscious Folken, others ran to where Dilandau was being held, and the
rest kept a close watch on what was left of the sorcerers. Dilandau stood
there, surprise etched into his features. 'How the hell did they find me?'
he thought.

But just as he asked himself this, a certain friend of Hitomi's peeked her
head in the doorway. As soon as she saw that everything was under control
and safe, Masumi stepped into the room and scanned it with her eyes.
Dilandau watched as she soon took in the sight of Hitomi and ran towards
her. Her expression was filled with worry and she started to fumble with
the straps that held Hitomi down.

Folken had come to and was now standing with the help of two Dragonslayers.
Miguel, who ran towards Dilandau when they bust down the door, then took
out a knife inside his boot and cut the binds with much difficulty.

"Lord Dilandau, are you ok?" Miguel asked him while cutting at the leather.

"Get these damn restraints off now Miguel..." he ordered him.

Miguel laughed to himself but not out loud. Dilandau's voice had such a
serious tone and now was not a time to laugh. 'Yup... he's ok...'

Shesta also came to help out with the restraints and after some time, they
all came loose and Dilandau was able to move again. He stumbled over to
where Hitomi still lay, his legs slowly gaining back their strength. Masumi
had undone all the straps and was now hovering over her, whispering
Hitomi's name to try and reach her. She didn't notice Dilandau come over,
and when he spoke, she jumped a little in surprise.

"Hitomi? Hitomi can you hear me?"

She seemed to recognize his voice and turned her head towards him, but gave
no sign of knowing he was there in reality. Masumi moved aside as Dilandau
lifted Hitomi's upper body so she was in a sitting position. He held her to
him with one had behind her head and the other around her torso. While
Dilandau tried to get a response out of Hitomi, everyone else watched with
hopes falling. But another idea hit Dilandau as he glanced at the
sorcerers. By signaling a Dragonslayer, one old man was brought forward.

"Tell me how to change her back to normal." Dilandau directed towards the
sorcerer.

He almost chuckled at the irony of it but held it back when he saw the
glares he was receiving. He tried to look at the leader of the
Dragonslayers in the eye, but the glare he received back seemed as though
it could burn. Refusing to talk, the old sorcerer averted his eyes as if he
didn't hear Dilandau.

Dilandau didn't break his stare. "If any of them refuse to say anything,
kill them."

The black-cloaked men looked at Dilandau to see if he was joking, but the
look told them otherwise. He was quite serious. When a few refused to talk,
they fell into a pool of their own blood, eyes wide, full of pain and
surprise. But when a few of the sorcerers got scared, one of them spoke.
"There is no cure! There is nothing that will change her back to normal...
it's hopeless... she will never be the same again!"

The others nodded their heads in agreement but did not speak. Dilandau then
spoke again. "If you're lying, you will die... and if you're speaking the
truth, you will die."

The sorcerers all looked at him with horror. Just minutes ago, they had him
in their clutches and could have killed him so easily. But now, the tables
turned and Dilandau had all of them under his finger. But none spoke of
what he hoped to hear. Then a voice brought him out of his thoughts.

"Dilandau..." it was Folken. "They speak the truth... there is nothing we
can do for Hitomi... the damage is done... we will have to kill her and end
her suffering." He was no longer leaning on someone for support, and the
look on his face was dead serious. But still Dilandau refused to believe
what was said.

"You're wrong! Everyone's wrong! She will turn back to normal! She won't
have to die!" But even as Dilandau spoke the words, he knew that they only
sounded hopeful. The truth behind those words and the possibility that they
would turn out to be true held less likelihood of ever happening.

Masumi, usually the shy one that never spoke to others, turned to the whole
group and took a deep breath. Tears lightly streamed down her eyes, but the
light they held gave a different meaning to the tears she shed. They held
hope and with that hope, she spoke to everyone. "Don't give up! If we can
find a way to bring Hitomi back, we will! We have to at least try... cause
if we don't... then we will regret it. Please Lord Dilandau... bring her
back."

Masumi was now smiling at Dilandau and Dilandau looked down at Hitomi. She
was right... they couldn't give up now. Hitomi could fight it off... she
was strong... maybe not so much in body, but in her mind and soul, Hitomi
could conquer anything. With help, she could beat it... she could beat what
Dilandau could not.

During the time when Dilandau was distracted, a few of the black-cloaked
men tried to escape, but the Dragonslayers were too quick and easily cut
them down. Folken left, but no one noticed. He had something to take care
of... something he had to do on his own.

Striding down the dimly lit corridors of the lower levels, he got lost in
his own thoughts. 'How could I have been so blind?' he asked himself.
'Dornkirk is the one who planned all this out... he is the one responsible
for everything that has happened... and I just went along and helped his
plans the whole time. I must put a stop to all of this once and for all.'

With a determined walk and a sword hanging on his belt, Folken, the one who
obeyed Dornkirk and helped Zaibach in all its triumph, made his way towards
the melef hanger. Everyone working inside looked at the Stratagos with
curiosity, especially when he went and stood on the edge of the
entranceway. Folken looked down to the clouds below the Vione. They were
close to the city of Zaibach... very close. Folken had abandoned his cape
and soon enough had ripped open the front of his shirt, letting it fall
down his shoulders, off his mechanical and flesh arm, where it hung still
attached to the bottom part around his waist. He clenched his fists, and
all the muscles in his back tightened. Suddenly, pure black wings sprouted
from his back. Everyone looked in fear and amazement, but just as the dark
wings appeared, they disappeared, and soon could be seen in the distance...
flying away.

Dilandau on the other hand was doing everything he could to get Hitomi to
hear him. Hitomi's eyes had turned blank and she wasn't registering to
anything said or done to her. Most of the Dragonslayers had surrounded her
where she lay; Masumi was to her right hand side, and Dilandau to her left.
Everyone looked in anticipation, hoping that everything would turn out all
right. Masumi hoped that they hadn't arrived too late. She was walking down
one of the halls in the lower levels when she heard the sorcerers and hid
inside one of the rooms. When she saw they had Hitomi and Dilandau, both
unconscious and being carried off to their labs, she got a very uneasy
feeling. She watched where they were going, and she did the only thing she
could think of... she ran to the Dragonslayers. The hard part was finding
them and convincing them to believe her. It wasn't hard for them to trust
what Masumi was telling them for Dilandau and Hitomi hadn't been seen all
day, and neither was in their rooms. As soon as she told them what she had
seen and taken them to where the sorcerers were, they almost arrived too
late. Dilandau's voice gave away the rooms location, but what they found
scared and angered them. Masumi told all this to Dilandau, who listened
intently, but still checked on Hitomi.

"We first saw you Lord Dilandau strapped to the table, but when we saw
Hitomi in the same position... we didn't know what to think." Masumi
directed towards him.

Hitomi stirred a little causing everyone to become silenced and get tensed
up. Dilandau was the first to speak. "Hitomi? Hitomi can you hear me?"

He was responded with a slight groan, her emerald green eyes blinking a few
times, regaining their focus. They searched the surrounding area, taking in
every face and expression. Then she came across Masumi. A slight smile
spread her pale lips as she looked at the worried expression her dear
friend wore. "Masumi... what are you doing here? Everyone... what
happened?"

Dilandau answered for her, "They saved us Hitomi. Masumi gathered the
Dragonslayers... the sorcerers will never hurt you or me ever again."

When Dilandau said this, it was as if memories that had haunted him for
years were erased or left behind from all memory. Without even knowing it,
he genuinely smiled. Hitomi saw the hope and knew that if she gave up, she
would fail everyone she ever held faith in, everyone she had ever called a
friend, and the only man she ever loved. But just as she felt this, a wave
of panic spread throughout her body as control was nearing its end. Soon
enough she would fall to the sorcerers' plans.

Hitomi gripped Dilandau's arm as she tried to hold on only a little longer.
'I have to stay in control! I can't loose to this... not after everything
that has happened! I will not let anyone else get hurt on my behalf!'

"Hitomi!" Masumi started to call out to her. "Hitomi you have to listen to
me! You have to remember everything that has happened! Remember the first
time I met you? You were so kind to me... and you must also remember when
you saved me! You didn't run for help... even when you knew that you didn't
have much training in fighting, you still rushed in and saved my life!
Remember Hitomi! Don't loose those memories!"

The Dragonslayers soon saw what Masumi was doing and started to do the
same. Shesta spoke up first of all them. "Remember when you came rushing in
on our training?"

"Yeah! Then Miguel almost killed you, but Dilandau stopped him in time?"
Gatty interrupted.

All the memories... all the times she had experienced on the Vione... they
came back to her. Hitomi was remembering everything that had happened once
she was taken away from her other friends. She remembered meeting Jajuka
when she first woke up in the cell, and how kind he and Folken had been to
her.

"What about when you became a Dragonslayer?" Viole piped up. "Remember the
dinner, and when you received your new glaive?"

Dallet then voiced his memory, "What about when you came back to the Vione
after Fanel had taken you away? And when you saved Shesta from being killed
during the battle?"

"Don't forget when you took the hit meant for me in my battle with Van. And
don't even think about disregarding the night that all the barriers on my
emotions were broken. Don't forget that night and what happened. Please
don't leave me now..." Dilandau quietly whispered to her. "I love you..."

Hitomi's thoughts echoed in her head. 'All my memories... I can't loose my
memories. Dilandau... everyone... I promise... I will not leave you. I will
not let myself be defeated!'

With all the strength possibly left in Hitomi's soul, she pushed away what
was fighting for control of her mind. Her body convulsed one last time,
eyes snapping shut, and her head jerked backwards. Mind and body were
released from a hold that felt unbreakable before, but now it was shattered
into nothing. Emotions that were lost returned and memories that had
vanished re-emerged.

Everyone surrounding Hitomi looked with eagerness in his or her eyes.
Letting out a long breath, Hitomi's muscles relaxed. One wouldn't be able
to tell if she was breathing unless they felt her breath on their skin.

The simple task of opening her eyes was hard enough as it was. Her mind
just started to regain total control over her body once again and it seemed
as if she had to learn how to use it again. All her friends were still
around her, and as she opened her tired orbs, she found that they all
looked beyond relief. Masumi had tears streaming down her cheeks and
Dilandau embraced her even tighter.

Hitomi pulled away from Dilandau's crushing hold to look at everyone. With
a little help, she sat upright. "Everyone... thank yo..." but she was
interrupted when one of the few sorcerers that had not been killed spoke
up. "How did... why is she... but what did you do? She could never have
overcome the drugs. How?"

"Any obstacles can be overcome... you just have to figure out how," said
Masumi.

"But it was perfect... we fixed all the flaws..." he stuttered.

Dallet then walked towards Dilandau and held out an object. It was
Dilandau's sword. Hitomi by now was able to sit without someone's help. The
Dragonslayers' red-eyed commander took his sword and unsheathed it. Placing
the sheath on the ground, he started to walk towards the frightened
sorcerer and spoke. "Nothing is flawless and neither is anything perfect.
And in this world, not everyone is merciful."

Without another word, Dilandau rammed his sword into the man's chest,
getting his own revenge. Blood started to trickle down the sorcerer's
mouth, his eyes alight with pain and utter disbelief. The sword was ripped
out of his body, and in the process, he fell to the ground of the lab and
lie dead in a pool of crimson blood.

But as Dilandau turned around, he saw Hitomi with her hands to her head.
Her eyes were wide open and she kept whispering to herself. He panicked,
thinking that the battle was not yet won. Without a second thought, he ran
to her side and started to call her name. She didn't respond. No one really
knew what to think until she came out of her trance. She looked at Dilandau
with a horrified expression on her face. "Hitomi... what happened?! Are the
drugs still taking effect?"

Hitomi realized what had happened and shook her head from side to side.
"No... I was having a vision. I saw Folken... he's where Dornkirk is!
Folken... he's... he's... he's going to die!"

Everyone looked at her in shock, and Masumi said what everyone was
thinking. "What do you mean Lord Folken is going to die?"

"I saw it. He's going to kill Dornkirk, but something goes wrong! We have
to reach him! We need to warn him!"

"Right. Shesta, Gatty, Miguel, Dallet, and Viole, you will all come with
Hitomi and me. We're going to Zaibach's capital. The rest of you stay here
and make sure no commotion starts up because of everything that has
transpired." Dilandau ordered.

A loud "Yes sir!" was sounded by all the Dragonslayers and each went their
separate ways. Masumi had run out of the room earlier and came running
back, panting, holding Hitomi's pants, boots, and her glaive. She dressed
as quick as she could and took the weapon from Masumi. As Dilandau helped
Hitomi to her feet, they walked out of the unpleasant room, leaving what
had happened behind them. The five Dragonslayers followed them out as
Dilandau made his way towards the guymelef hanger. When they reached it,
some of the mechanics were looking out the large opening, but when they saw
Dilandau, each quickly got back to their duties. Each slayer had jumped
into his own guymelef and started it up. Hitomi looked at Dilandau,
silently asking what she would do. He simply got into his own red melef,
pressurized the liquid metal, and pointed his arm towards Hitomi. She knew
what was going to happen, so trying to stay as steady as she could on her
own two feet, she stood and waited. Just like the first time when she had
been captured by Dilandau, it was the exact same feel.

The metal wrapped around her upper body, holding her in a secure grip. Her
feet left the ground and her body was brought closer to the visor of
Dilandau's guymelef. Instead of seeing her enemy's face, she heard his
voice. "Are you alright?"

She responded by nodding her head and turning her head to face the open sky
of the hanger door. She wanted to leave as soon as possible so she could
stop her vision from coming true. She told herself that no matter what, she
couldn't let this happen. Dilandau's melef started to walk and the five
Dragonslayers followed. Each changed to flight mode and flew out and away
from the giant floating fortress.

Dilandau, trying to shield Hitomi the best he could, flew with precision
down towards the ground where in the center of the city of Zaibach lay a
large looming structure. The six guymelefs flew towards it with no
resistance and landed near the entrance. Hitomi was set down onto the
ground and everyone jumped out of the cockpits. With weapons in hand,
Dilandau, followed by all the others, jogged into the building. The guards
that stood guarding it did not even make a move to stop Dilandau or his
Dragonslayers. Their uniforms and their commander's face was enough to say
who they were. The halls were long and turned every direction. The light
was dim, and the smell was thick and dry. But despite everything that might
hinder their search, they went down every corridor with full knowledge that
they were heading in the right direction. Hitomi, who struggled to keep up,
had her eyes closed as she jogged beside everyone and pictured her precious
pendant swinging back and forth in her head. She could feel that they were
getting closer to Folken by the minute, but she was also weakening by the
minute.

Shesta could see Hitomi's weariness and took her heavy glaive from her
hands. Her attention snapped to him, but she smiled gratefully and
continued to point them all in the right direction. Hitomi's breath started
to come much quicker, but it wasn't from the running... she could feel the
closeness of her vision coming true. Finally, they turned one last corner
and right in front of them was a huge steel door. It was already partially
open, and Gatty and Dallet both pushed on it to open it wider. It opened
little by little, but finally it got big enough and everyone rushed inside.
Hitomi saw a huge globe type object from above and a big machine to her
right.

Right in front of the machine was Folken, sword drawn and wings spread. She
ran forward, yelling, "Folken! Stop!" but he didn't hear her and took
flight, pushing off with his black wings. "Folken! No! You'll die!"

But it was all too late. Dornkirk had stood up from the gigantic machine
and invited Folken to kill him. The sword in Folken's hands slashed across
Dornkirk's bony chest, but as soon as it hit the edge of the machine, the
steel broke, and the piece that snapped off sailed through the air straight
towards Folken's chest. With no time to react, the sharp edge of the blade
sliced into his skin and pierced him. Folken could feel the life leave him
little by little and soon his wings even failed him. He fell towards the
ground and landed harshly. His wings swirled away in an imaginary wind, the
black feathers drifting away from the bloodied body. Hitomi and the
Dragonslayers all rushed towards Folken, who was now surrounded in his own
blood.

"Folken..." Hitomi rushed over and knelt down next to him. "Can you hear
me?"

The Stratagos stirred a little and opened his eyes to look towards Hitomi.
"Hitomi... I'm glad you're all right. I'm... so sorry I was so blind. Why
didn't I see this sooner?"

"I have a request to make... please tell Van that I love him and I'm sorry
for everything. I would also like to be buried in my homeland... Fanelia.
Please do this for me." Folken's voice started to grow quieter, and his
eyes were loosing their shine.

Hitomi nodded her head as tears started to run from her remorseful eyes.
The last words Folken spoke were, "Now I can finally die... in peace... and
this time it's for real."

His eyes closed and his body went limp. Hitomi choked out a sob and the
Dragonslayers looked silently at the Stratagos' form. A single black
feather then drifted down gently next to Hitomi. When she saw it from the
corner of her eye, she reached out and picked it up. Tucking it away, she
got up from her kneeling position and looked up towards Dornkirk. In a way,
he wasn't really alive... but nor was he dead. His brain was alive, but the
rest was on a life support system. But now he was dead... Folken and
Dornkirk were dead.

'Is it really all over?' Hitomi wondered. 'Is this really the end of the
war?'

Almost as if hearing her question, Dilandau walked up to Hitomi and started
to speak. "It will be chaotic for a while after all that has happened...
but in time everything will come together. There will be peace on Gaea. I
don't know how long it will last because fighting and war is just human
nature... but at least there will be peace now."

Not even a few days after the whole ordeal, Hitomi along with Dilandau had
found Van and went to tell him the news of his brother. Van still felt
appalled at what he had done to Hitomi, especially after she confirmed it
was she in the guymelef he stabbed. Hatred could still be felt between Van
and Dilandau but neither showed it. After everything that had happened had
been explained to Van, Allen, Millerna, and everyone else, Hitomi gave the
news about Folken. Van took it very hard and at first didn't believe
Hitomi. Until she took out Folken's black feather she kept and handed it
Van did realization finally hit him. Hitomi relayed Folken's last wishes
and words to Van, but all he could do was nod in compliance.

Hitomi knew it would be her last time seeing all her friends, so she spent
some time with each person and said her goodbyes. Van gave Hitomi's pendant
back to her, but when he heard that she would be leaving, he was
heartbroken, but he knew it was for the best. He did have feelings for
Hitomi in the past, but now that she found another to love and receive love
in return, he could let her go. One day he knew he would find that
person... it was just a matter of time. When Hitomi did finally take her
leave, everyone wished her well, silently hoping that maybe one day she
would come back.

Not to long after the death of Dornkirk, representatives from Zaibach and
many other countries had met and agreed on a peace treaty. The news wasn't
slow to spread and to everyone's relief, the war was finally over.
Countries and towns that had been destroyed started to rebuild, and
Escaflowne was put to sleep. Folken was buried deep in the forest behind
Fanelia's castle just as he wished. Everything was starting to get back on
track... that is all but Hitomi's life.

"What do I do now that the war is over? I can't stay here... I have family
back on the Mystic Moon." Hitomi and Dilandau were sitting together in an
open field of tall grass. Hitomi was staring at her home world, torn by
what decision she would have to make. "But I don't want to just leave
you..." she told him.

Dilandau gave off a slight laugh and in return he received a glare from his
green-eyed seer. "Hitomi... did you ever think to ask my opinion?"

Hitomi shook her head from side to side. "I don't want to put you in the
middle of my problems."

"The Dragonslayers have all gone off on their own... to find lost family,
and to start a new life. They are no longer Dragonslayers. They are normal
people that live on this world. But I don't have family to go back to. I
have nothing waiting for me here and there is nothing that promises a new
life for me. Too many people know me by looks... I couldn't just move on.
And if you left, I don't know what I would do. You're the only thing that I
have left."

"Dilandau..." Hitomi started to say but he interrupted her.

"If you want, I'll go back with you. I'll go to the Mystic Moon... that way
I could really start a new life, and... I could be with you."

Hitomi's eyes lit up and she looked at Dilandau with much excitement. "Are
you serious? Would you really do that?"

He nodded his head and smiled at her. In all her happiness, Hitomi threw
her arms around Dilandau's neck, which sent him to the ground. Both teens
lay there in the grass and laughed. When their laughter died down, Dilandau
pulled Hitomi's head down towards his. Their lips melded together as both
released their feelings, and emotions. Yes... a new life... a life with
much promise... a life where there is peace on both worlds... for in a
future of promise, things change.

"Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom
fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart." - Marcus Aurelius

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with that license plate. I don't know if it's coincidence that your
author's name and a license plate were the same... but in this world, you
never know. Lol... thanks so much!

Xelena- You always gave probably the longest reviews... but that was
probably cause in the beginning you put a few chapters in one review.
Lol... but I really did appreciate it. You commented about a lot of stuff
and I'm glad you did cause it gave me insight on how certain things that I
wrote about were. I hope you are able to read this cause you stopped
reviewing at chapter 14. Thanks so much for reading and taking time to
write such long reviews!

Rai Dorian- Thanks for wishing me Happy Birthday back then. You were one of
the few who actually did. And thanks for your review in chapter 7. You were
another one of few who actually gave me advice on my story. You gave me
suggestions on what to do and were very cool about it. I would never take
your reviews as flames. Thanks for reading, and for all the help. Oh and
remember 'screwing like rabbits'. Lol... that always makes me laugh... but
it's so true.

Fanta- You were one out of two people that actually gave me advice on my
story. I really appreciate it and I understand everything you were telling
me. I cannot become a better writer if I don't get critism, so I thank you,
truly, for the review you sent. I hope you read the rest of my fanfiction
and tell me how you like it. Thank you so much.

fOX-SPIRIT AKA Y.V- Glad you like DxH coupling, but where did you go?

Rina- Your cats =^-^= never fail to amuse me. I'm glad you really liked my
story so much that you would be late to work just to read the chapter.
Lol... but still thanks so much. It's ok that you didn't review for every
chapter. I'm still happy that you actually reviewed and know that my story
is still out there... lol. So Hitomi is your queen? Lol... Thanks again!

hawaiikel- Thanks for reviewing for all the chapters that you did towards
the end. Usually people just read it and review for the last chapter they
read. To answer some of your questions... I was kind of confused on the
pilot getting killed by the liquid crima. I don't know what you mean by
that. And Hitomi couldn't radio in on Dilandau cause she really didn't have
any time to yell at him... especially when Dilly is in the heat of battle,
listening to the intercom is off his mind. They did stitch her wound, but
the bandage had to be changed because of course the wound would bleed and
the bandage would need to be changed. I really didn't want to get into
detail. Lol... you're probably right in when I needed to say compassion
instead of passion. I write late at night... but I do read it over... guess
it just didn't register as wrong in my mind. Anyways, hope you like how it
ended and thanks for reading and reviewing!

Divine Discontent- I'm glad it was intriguing and it had a good plot. But
after 3 chapters, I lost you. Hope you read it all! Thanks for reviewing
anyways though!

Ankle- Got 3 reviews, all of them had the words good or like in them.
Lol... thanks for reviewing. I'm just wondering how you got your authors
name to be Ankle...

Platinum-Djinn- I can't believe that after you read one chapter, you
actually put my fanfiction on your favorites list. But after 5 chapters, I
lost you. Lol... and you really like DxH coupling. Lol... well I hope you
get to read the rest of it. Thanks for your cute reviews.

Sarina Fannel- Umm... you said in your one review that this was an original
AU fanfiction... it's not AU at all... but thanks for reviewing later on to
let me know you were still reading. I dunno if its 'one of the most
ultimate best d/h fics ever' but thanks so much for the complement! It
really made my day.

Telis- Sorry I didn't have much more drama between Hitomi and Van... it
would have been interesting none the less, but I couldn't fit it in. Thanks
for reviewing!

Venus of Love- Kinda lost you after chapter 6 but I hope you read the rest.
I'm happy that you thought my fanfiction was so great and thanks for
reviewing!

Emerald- Thanks for wishing me a happy birthday and thanks for reviewing. I
hope you read the rest of my story and tell me what you think. Thanks for
reviewing the chapters you did read though!

Nel- Allen bashing is good, Van bashing is not too much of me, but Dilly-
goodness is defiantly a good thing. Lol... and I'm glad you like 'twists
and crap'. Thanks for reading and reviewing!

lilpopcorngurl- So my story, in your own words, is milk? LOL! You know my
nickname is Milky? It's a long story... but that cracked me up. Thanks so
much for your reviews.

General Mevneriel- I'm sad to see it ending to... but all things must come
to an end... thanks so much for reading!

Magicman/Smokegirl- You two constantly crack me up. Your reviews are
funny... especially Smokegirl... you just want to kill... Thanks for your
reviews! They made my day.

snowykittenz- Thanks so much for reading and reviewing... but I have one
question. Is this a cat bowing its head? ~^_._^~ It's really cute, and you
really like to * poke * ... don't you? Thanks again!

Sapphire-StarLight- I'm glad you still kept with my fanfiction. You were
right with Folken still on the ground... lol... but thanks so much for
reviewing and reading!

Moonwind- Thanks for reviewing and giving some insight on a few of the
chapters!

Lady Starlight so kiss my ass- Woo... where did you get that name anyways?
Well... I hope the pairing of DxH didn't scare you away cause you said in
your review that you wanted it to be VxH. I still hope you read till the
end! Thanks for your review though!

Frostmourne- I forgot what your old author's name was... but I'll just go
with this name for your comment. Lol... thanks so much for your continuing
support during the later half of my story! I love when you said 'Oh my
gorilla's bananas...' That was just too funny! I love the fanfictions you
have going too! I conjure the mood up really easily? So do you! And if you
wanted to learn from me... I have no clue how I would teach you. Lol... and
don't give up on writing because of your parents! You have a true talent
for writing and nothing should stand in the way of it! Thanks for all the
awesome and inspiring comments! Thank you so much for reviewing and reading
and everything!

ice- I'm glad you think my fic is different from other fanfictions, and I'm
glad that you are loyally waiting for more chapters. Thanks for your
reviews and amazing comments!

Young Hitomi- I'm glad you like my story, and I'm glad I didn't turn it
into a lemon. Thanks for your reviews!

Chichi8- I'm glad you didn't really find any grammar mistakes and I'm glad
you like my fanfiction. Thanks so much for reading!

Dilandau-is-My-Boyfriend- I'm so happy that I actually changed your view on
D/H fics! They really aren't that bad... it just depends on the author. I'm
honored to know I'm on your author alert system too. But do you always have
to be watching me? It freaks me out... * shivers * Lol... Thanks so much
for reviewing!!

supergirl- I'm so happy to know that you love my story so much! Thanks for
reading and reviewing!

fallen-dark-angel- It's one of the greatest stories you've ever read? *
Blushes * Thank you so much! It made me feel so giddy when I read your
review! Oh, sweet name by the way...

To all who reviewed one chapter... you read up to certain points... but
then I lost you all. Did you die? Well, I'll list your names, a few have
comments next to their names...- ChessyPuff (Name related to South Park?),
Orestes, Dee (Your review made me smile), chibs, Mause, R.D, Shunu No Miko,
chibi-ken14, Kat, zo, Faraday, Yamchas Big Pants (Where in the world did
you come up with that name?), Paru-chan, Chrimson Rogue, Allen Haters
Anonymous (Like Alcoholics Anonymous? Lol...), jess131346, Gryphon Gal,
Neko-Metallium, Nihongo (Your name is Japanese in English... does that make
sense?), yukari, Redundant Goddess, JO, Waterwing_13, Ruby, Moon Smurf, P-
chan, Epoch9, areka hakai, warriorwitch, Fictional-gal, SPINX, fanty,
AFCAMistress, Ronin_mage (my friend would love your name), Shadowcat,
fluer21, Always Dreaming (Love your name), Anna-May, Hell's Fury (Glad you
think my story kicks A$$)

To EVERYONE!

This is the end of my story. There will be no sequel, and no epilogue. I'm
sorry if those of you who hoped for one are disappointed, but sequels
always suck... and trying to figure out a plot is a pain in the butt cheek.
So I leave it at this... thank you to those who constantly supported me,
and to those who gave me good criticism! Surprisingly I received no flames
in the entirety of making this fanfiction, and I'm very happy at that. If
you have a question, put it in your review and I'll answer you by e-mail.
Always keep an eye out for future fanfictions by me, and remember to write,
read, and dream to your hearts content. Never let anything stand in your
way, for nothing can keep you from expressing yourself. Remember that there
will always be promise in your future if you look.

~MysticalDreamer32~

The author would like to thank you for your continued support. Your review has been posted.